Wheel remover



Sept. 3, 1929. F, J. ANDEL 1,726,532

WHEEL REMOVER Filed Dec. 7, 192.7

'F7-J HNDEL d' y .fw/ Mm Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

UNITED. ls.'rnfras PATENT .ol-Fica- J. ANDnnjoF CLEVELANDQOHIQL WHEELY nEMovEn.

Application led December 7,'1927. SerialfNoi238,278.

The present rinvention pertains to wheel removers,.the device being particularly constructed to permit its convenient attachment to the threaded spindle of avehicle wheel axle and to permit a'sudden blow or shock' to be Igiven axiallyv to the axle yor jarthe wheel loose without endangering the screwthreads on the spindle. Thus, the present device is constructedfto effect trimming of the. screw-threads on Ithe 4spindle if mutilated by previous hammering operations. In' f Also owing to the manyl diierent makes ofv automobiles in use, vthere is considerable variation in the diameter ofi-the'l screw-threaded` extremities ot the .wheel spindles, ymakingvit' necessary heretoforey to 'provide a separate wheel remover for each size of spindle."A The present wheel remover is constructed or made of screw-connected. sections which may be readily separated and one section quickly .replaced by another similar element havlng a screw-connecting and thread chasing formation of another size so that any desired size of axle spindle may be operated upon, using the same main body of the tool in each instance to transmit the hammer blows without -aiiiecting or injuring the screwthreads which connect the sections together or the screw-threads which secure the device to the axle spindle. The sectional form of the device also permits the use of a relatively larger and heavy hammering plunger in the organization or aggroupment or parts, or one of such ample proportions and strength as will withstand the hammering of all the sizes of axle spindles to which the device may be connected.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view ot the main section containing the plunger, and Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are perspective views of three connecting sections having diferent bores to permit the main section or plunger holding body to be used with the same number of spindles of corresponding diameters. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the device aiixed to a screwthreaded spindle as in wheel removing operations. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the main section containing `the plunger, `and Fig. 7 a sectional view of the detachable and; interchangeable section or member which isxused asa connectorand screw-thread chaser.` Fig. Slis an elevationl and sectionalv view of a modification. y y The device is madein four parts or pieces, namely,fa`cylindrical body section 2, a plunger 3 loosely conned within body 2,-a button orcapllft'or `securing the body and plunger together, andI a hexagonal member or yinterchangeable section 5 having a screwthreaded lrecess 6 in one end adapted to receive and connect `with the reduced screwthreaded, extension 7 of body 2. This extension is also recessed to confine the button 4' which has a short stem 8 wedged tightly in a shallow bore in the smaller end of plunger 3. The outer end of the plunger has a rounded enlargement or head 9- which `may be hit centrally`with a hammer to shift-the plunger axially within body2, the headbe'-` ingspaced apart from the outer end of the g body to permit such relative movement 'there'. between. The middle portion u1,0 of body `2 may be knurledfor provided withiany suiti able formation to permit the body to lbe gripped and held in the hand, especially when the end section or connector member 5 is screwed thereto. Recess 6 at one end of member 5 or the recess in the end of the plunger is of sufiicient depth to permit the button or cap 4 to move axially therein, and the end wall 11 of member 5 is bored and screw-threaded axially thereof to fit and screw-connect with a given sized axle spindle 12, see Fig. 5. A short boss or projection 14 on the outer face of wall 11 has a flaring opening 15 which converges and meets with the outer end of the screw-threaded bore in member 5, and a series of slots 16 divide the annular boss or rojecting portion 14, including the rst and) second screwthreads 17 at the base of the flaring entrance 15, see Fig. 7. This entrance therefore serves as a guide in attaching the tool to a screwthreaded spindle and in the event that the leading screw-thread on the spindle is battered, stripped or of irregular form the cutting edges of the slotted threads 17 at the base of entrance l5 will chase or finish the mutilated thread on the spindle, thereby permitting the screw-connecting member 5 to be readily attached to the spindle until the end of the spindle contacts with or nearly engages the cap or button on the inner end of the plunger. In making the screw-connection of hexagonal member 5 with theaxle spindle a wrench maybe used if' the thread on the spindle is mutilated or a tight fit is encountered. The screw-threaded connecting members 5 are made separate andV detachable from body 2 to permit nineI or ten different sizes to be used interchangeably for the various makes of automobiles on the market. To accommodate a wide range of dierent diameters of spindlesfthe body and plunger part of the tool is therefore made 2 having a -bayonet lock or quick detachable connection for the interchangeable connector member 3. the extremity 7 of the body member being channeled and slotted instead of being screw-threaded, and the connector member 5 having pins 18 to enter the slots 19 and look in the annular channel 20.

What I claim, is:

1. A 4wheel remover, comprising a cylindricalv body having a central bore and a screw-threaded extension, a recessed member screw-connected to.said extension having a screwthreaded boreJ axiallyin line with the bore in said body, and a plun er movably confined in said body bore having a cap confined within said recessed member.

.2. A wheel remover, comprising a cylindrical body having a reduced extension which,f screw-,threaded and recessed, a plunger extending' through said body having anenlargement at its outer end and a cap at its inner end confined within said recessed extension', f, and an ,interchangeable connectork member detachably aixed to said body extension. having a' screw-threaded'V opening centrally in line with said plunger..

3. wheel' remover, comprising a body, any interchangeable member detachably affixed' tok one'f-end` of said body containing'y a screw-threaded' opening formed with a screw-thread cutting entrance,and a plunger loosely coninedtv'vithin' said bodyA and eX- tendingoutwardly through yone lend thereof, and its inner end having an'enlargement confined between vsaid body and member opposite said screw-threaded" opening.

, 4. A.wheel remover, comprising a cylindrical body having a central bore, .a plunger extending-` through s'aid bore having a head onitsouter end, meansifor limiting t e movement oit' said'plunger outwardly in the bore, and av hexagonal member: having means for connecting. itA detachably to said` body,r` said member ,being formed with ai central screwthreaded openin havingl a flaring` entrance and screw-thread of saidY entrance.

vIntestimony whereof-,I'aiix mysignature.

FRANK J. ANDEL'.

cuttingmeans at the base 

